Most young people enjoy some forms of physical activity. It may be walking, cycling, or swimming, or in winter, skating or skiing. It may be a game of some forms—football, basketball, hockey, golf or tennis. It may be mountaineering.
Those who have a passion of climbing high and difficult mountains are often looked upon with astonishment. Why are men and women willing to suffer cold and hardship, and to take risks in high mountains? This astonishment is caused, probably, by the difference between mountaineering and other forms of activity to which men give their leisure.
Mountaineering is a sport and not a game. There are no man-made rules, as others, as there are for such games as golf and football. There are, of course, rules of different kinds which would be dangerous to ignore, but it is this freedom from man-made rules that makes mountaineering attractive to many people. Those who climb mountains are free to use their own methods.
If we compare mountaineering with other more familiar sports we might think that one big difference is that mountaineering is not a “team game”. We should be mistaken in this. There are, it is true, no “ matches” between “teams” of climbers, but when climbers are on a rock face linked by a rope on which their lives may depend, there is obviously teamwork.
The mountain climber knows that he may have to fight forces that are stronger and more powerful than man. He has to fight the forces of nature. His sport requires high mental and physical qualities.
A mountain climber continues to improve in skill year by year. A skier is probably past his best by the age of thirty. But it is not unusual for men of fifty or sixty to climb the highest mountains in the Alps. They may take more time than younger men, but they perhaps climb with more skills and less waste of effort, and they certainly experience equal enjoyment.
小題1: What sports are popular among people in winter in the passage?
A．Soccer and golf.B．Skiing and skating.
C．Cycling and hockey.D．Mountaineering.
小題2: The underlined word “passion” in Paragraph 2 could best be replaced by ______.
A. strong emotion               B. good way  
小題3:Mountaineering is a sport, not a game because_______.
A．it has man-made rules
B．it is too dangerous for climbers
C．it can’t bring people joy or leisure
D．it is free for climbers to use their own methods
小題4: We know from the passage that _______.
A．mountaineering has no appeal for people
B．physical quality is more important than mental one for climbers
C．a(chǎn) mountain climber passes his best by the age of thirty
D．it is possible for an old man of fifty or sixty to climb the Alps
小題5: What is the best title for the passage?
A．Sports in winterB．Team work in climbing
C．MountaineeringD．The quality for mountaineering
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Moral science is taught as a subject in most schools but with little effect. Perhaps part of the problem lies in the fact that morality is not a science, strictly speaking. It is too much of a social phenomenon, and also has too much of the personal and subjective things mixed within. Besides, morality itself changes with generations, so it is impossible to be printed in a normal textbook.
I remember sitting through forty minutes of moral lessons, which told stories about little children who never told lies and were rewarded for their goodness. It had little effect and left no impression on me, though.
If moral science has to be taught as a subject in schools, it needs a participatory approach. When you tell a child about moral, you also have to deal with social norms( 社會規(guī)范) and cultural differences. You have to explain that morality can be subjective, and be able to co-exist in society. You will probably have to refer to the morals at the present time.
The best way to tell a child how to live is to show him what is valued. If a child likes his friend, you have to make the child think about why. Once the child notices and recognizes goodness in others, he or she is likely to develop it as well.
In fact, children learn most of their morals by watching people around them. They absorb behaviour patterns from teachers and older students. They watch to see what is rewarded and who is punished. They learn on the sports field and through social work. Moral science lessons should simply consist of letting them live and interact, and watch you support correct values and reward good behaviour.
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A．Morality doesn’t belong to a science
B．Morality is more like a social phenomenon.
C．Different generations have different moral ideas.
D．Morality can’t be written down in textbooks.
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A．explain that telling lies is not moral for little children
B．a(chǎn)dvise that people should be rewarded for their goodness
C．prove that moral lessons in schools have little effect
D．show that he has no impression of moral science
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A．teach him to share personal moral ideas with others
B．tell him about social norms and cultural differences
C．explain that nobody can influence his moral ideas
D．say that the morals at the present time will be changed
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A．The best way of teaching children about morals.
B．The value of teachers setting a good example.
C．The influence of people’s behavior on morals.
D．The importance of rewarding good behavior.

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